Dell PowerEdge R900 Support Question
Dell PowerEdge R900 Support Question
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Question posted by kybill1956 on February 20th, 2014
Fan Control On Dell R900 Mind Go Full Speed, What Controls The Fans Or Software
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Answer #1: Posted by MWatDell on February 21st, 2014 1:13 AM
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Hi kybill1956
I'm afraid there isn't any feature in the server to control the fan.
You might want to update the BIOS and BMC to the latest and see how it goes.
Also is the server having any fault or error? Having some errors might caused the fan to spin up high too.
Hope this helps.
MW@Dell
Answer #2: Posted by BusterDoogen on February 20th, 2014 10:06 PM
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Usually controlled by a thermistor & may be able to control it some in the bios? Good luck!
I hope this is helpful to you!
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